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Webbing of a khaat is known as bann or jevri and is commonly woven to cover only threequarters of the frame. A thick set of ropes called maahi is used to hold the webbing at its open end, which is further joined to a set of ropes which holds the webbing in tension. These tensioning ropes, called paandh or daawan, can be adjusted to tighten the webbing when it develops a sag.
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- Title: Khaat (Charpoy)
- Location: Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, Haryana
- Type: Manch (Sleeping)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Cotton (Rope), Grass (Bamboo), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Ahirwal
- Grass Craft Technique: Joinery
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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